Director, Partnerships at Kiddom

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Education, EdTechIndustries

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in partnerships, strategy consulting, or corporate development, ideally within the education sector
  • Strong relationship-builder with the adaptability to navigate varied partner personalities and organizational structures
  • Relentlessly action-oriented with a bias toward momentum

Responsibilities

  • Conduct ongoing market scans to identify emerging players, trends, and whitespace opportunities across K-12 instructional materials, assessments, professional learning services, research, and more
  • Develop and refine category-specific analytical frameworks to prioritize and actively chase down targets by strategic fit, product alignment, and value creation potential
  • Monitor competitor partner activity and M&A transactions movements to inform Kiddom’s positioning
  • Lead sourcing and qualification of potential partners and targets, leveraging industry relationships, conferences, analyst reports, and inbound interest
  • Build business cases for partnership or acquisition opportunities aligned to Kiddom’s strategic priorities: platform capability enhancement, market expansion, and competitive positioning
  • Conduct structured diligence across product, financial, operational, and brand dimensions, coordinating with relevant functional leads
  • Drive momentum through the funnel by surfacing risks early, proposing paths forward, and ensuring opportunities move toward clear decision points
  • Evolve and manage Kiddom’s end-to-end partnership execution from initial evaluation through contracting and launch, ensuring a clean handoff to Ops for integration
  • Serve as key point of coordination between internal teams and partner stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and ongoing collaboration
  • Host partner business reviews and develop shared success metrics tied to adoption, revenue, and impact
  • Maintain partnership and corpdev CRM / pipeline with clear evaluation criteria, stage definitions, and outcomes
  • Support biannual executive reviews of strategic opportunities and provide analytical summaries for leadership decision-making
  • Formalize and track, and continuously refine success metrics for partnerships, including revenue contribution, product usage, and partner satisfaction

Skills

Market Analysis
Strategic Partnerships
Business Development
Strategy Consulting
Cross-Functional Leadership
K-12 Education
Curriculum Management
GTM
Analytical Frameworks

Kiddom

Digital platform for K-12 education tools

About Kiddom

Kiddom provides a digital platform aimed at improving the teaching and learning experience for K-12 educators and school districts. The platform includes tools for curriculum planning, student assignments, assessment, and analytics. It offers both free and premium versions, with the free version providing essential features and the premium version, Kiddom Academy, offering advanced analytics and reporting tools. Schools and districts can subscribe to the premium services for a fee, which allows them to access more comprehensive features for managing educational data. The platform is available on iOS and Android, enabling teachers to plan and assess learning from anywhere. Kiddom's goal is to enhance educational outcomes by providing data-driven insights and improving communication between teachers and students.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$55MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, EducationIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Sick Leave
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Company Equity

Risks

Intense competition from other EdTech companies may impact Kiddom's market share.
Reliance on partnerships for content poses risks if partnerships dissolve.
Economic downturns could affect school districts' ability to afford premium subscriptions.

Differentiation

Kiddom offers a comprehensive digital platform for K-12 curriculum management and assessment.
The platform supports bilingual education with English and Spanish curricula for grades 6-12.
Kiddom integrates with various learning management systems, enhancing accessibility and usability.

Upsides

Kiddom's recent $35M funding round supports growth and product development.
Partnerships with OpenSciEd and Labster expand Kiddom's high-quality curriculum offerings.
Increased demand for digital curriculum solutions boosts Kiddom's market potential.

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